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Created by Naomi Dale
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Question | Answer |
Clothing | garments in general |
Apparel | personal attire; clothing of a particular kind |
Costume | any type of clothing or apparel defined by functional service |
Fashion | a changing type of taste during a specific moment in time evolving taste |
Dress | anything that individuals do to modify the body i.e : attachments, and placements |
motivations for wearing clothing? | Protection Status Modesty Decoration |
Primary motivator for dress? | decoration |
when global trade appear? | during colonization |
two types of dress | draped and tailored |
drape | a square of fabric thrown over the body (ideal for warm climates) |
tailored | cut and sewn, close fitting and good for cool climates |
mores | fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
theme | a recurring or unifying subject or idea |
themes that appear throughout the study of the history of dress | Social Life Social Class Structure Social Roles |
Dress Designates... | Gender, Status |
Conspicuous Consumption | obvious show of wealth/ class ex. gold, engagement ring |
what did Queen Victoria start? | the idea of wearing a big poofy white dress to get married |
Cross Culture Influences in Dress | As cultures come into contact, there is a reciprocal exchange of new ideas resulting in cultural mixing |
mixtures | styles that incorporate components from several cultures |
cultural authentication | elements of dress of one culture are incorporated into the dress of another |
Zeitgeist | (Spirit of the Times) describes the complex mixture of social, psychological, and aesthetic factors |
revivalism | bringing back older styles into a modern perspective |
fibula | |
pin used to hold the garment together | fibula |
Basic Garment types | loincloths, skirts, tunics, cloaks, and veils (mostly worn by women) |
lifestyle | changes/ patterns in social behavior |
economics | the trade of textiles and apparel |
communication | the dissemination of styles |
most plentiful example of dress from the early periods? | beads |
draped dress | created by the arrangements around the body of pieces of fabric that are folded pleated, pinned, or belted in different ways |
rites of intensification | ceremonies that served to strengthen the community |
steps to cultural authentication | - selection of an item - characterization of an item - incorporation of the item into its possessions - transformation of the item by making some changes to the original |
romances | characters who are keen to keep up with fashion and wear fashionable clothes |
pelisse | an outdoor garment with some fur trim or lining |
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